Organized Crime Book list

Just thought id share with everybody my Organized Crime Book List

Cosa Nostra
Double Cross
Gangsters and Goodfellas
Mobster
Bootleggars
Gotti
Donnie Brasco
Wiseguy
The Outfit
The Last Gangster
The Way of the Wiseguy
Casino
The History of Organized Crime
The Westies
Ice Man
Gangland International
Gangland Today
The Gangs of New York
The Gangs of Chicago
The Gangs of New Orleans
Cocky
Pretty Boy Roy Shaw
The Governor Lenny Mclean
Mad Frankie Fraser
Powder wars
Hard Bastards
Supergrasses and Informers
Grass
Charlie Bronson
High
Mr Nice
Killing Pablo
Worlds most Violent Prison Gangs
UFF Mad Dog Johnny Aldair
Chopper 1,2,3,4 and 5
Hells Angel sonny Barger
Hells Angel three can keep a secret if two are dead
Hells Angels into the Abyss
Angels of Death
Moster Kody
Redeption Tookie Williams
Do or Die Crips
Inside the Cage
Kilo 17
My Life in NYPD Jimmy Wagner

Thats a awesome list, i only read about American OC i have a coule of Italian OC but i can't be doing with all the wanna be gangs/crews etc,from around the world

Ill post my list tomorrow..

I just like reading about a wide varerity of crime ive also missed out all my footie hooligan books on there as well though they are not oc they are still like a gang i look forward to seeing your list mate.

Have you read the Godfather?

Yes mate i didnt put it down as i wanted to put non-fiction ill do a fiction one in a few days i actually had the godfather book bought when i was about ten my auntie bought it me at the airport to keep me quite i couldnt stop reading it then this year i went to praugue in january and left it in the hotel so i really need to buy another im sure i saw it in HMV for 3 pound

HMV have many cheap books,pitty there cds and dvds are so pricey.

yeah although you can sometimes drop on, The book i put on the list the history of Organized crime is amazing i reccomend that to everyone

i seen that on your list do you have a link or anything i can look at.thats on my want list as well now..

here you go mate

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1844421775

Cool man thankss.

Theres loads of OC books on Amazon,im ganna get the "last testament of Lucky Luciano" soon

i want five famlies and the mafia cops and joey massino and about ten thousand others

Ill get The cop one soon aswell

I cant find that in any shops so ill get it off amazon but i always get side tracked and get something else

Its in Waterstones..Its called brotherhood something

Ok cheers

A very impressive list Chopper.

May I suggest that you add, what I think is, the mob books of all mob books, to your collection?

This is perhaps the best, most accurate, interesting and informative mob book ever written :




The Five Families by Selwyn Raab.

I have to buy this book everybody on these boards keeps telling me how great it is and i trust everybodys judgement so next pay day i will purchase it

It's the smart move. Chopper was always smarter.


You won't be sorry.

Agreed Class book..

I second that.
Another must: "Little Man - Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life," by Robert Lacey. And "Capone" by John Kobler.

My List

The Outfit-Guy Russo
King of the Godfathers The rise and fall of Joe Massino and the bonnono family
The Valachi Papers
Wiseguy
Mafia Dynasty-rise and fall of the gambino crime family
Gotti-The Rise and Fall
Boss of Boss's-FBI and Paul Castellano
Donnie Brasco
Gangs Of New York
Cosa Nostra-History Of The Sicillan Mafia
Gangster and Goodfellas-Henry Hill
The Godfathers-Lives and crimes of mafia mobsters
Way of the wiseguy
The Mafia at war
Five Families
American Mafia
Godfather Legacy
Gnadland International
The Mafia Encyclopidia
(The godfather,Omerta,The Last Don The Silcillian)

Wishlist

Iceman
Last Testament of Lucky Luciano
man Of Honour

Plus Many More

im ganna updated my list again when i get a chance,have about 10 more to add..

Yeah ill do mine as well i think i have bout 15-20 to add on

My List


The Outfit-Guy Russo
King of the Godfathers The rise and fall of Joe Massino and the bonnono family
The Valachi Papers
Wiseguy
Mafia Dynasty-rise and fall of the gambino crime family
Gotti-The Rise and Fall
Boss of Boss's-FBI and Paul Castellano
Donnie Brasco
Gangs Of New York
Cosa Nostra-History Of The Sicillan Mafia
Gangster and Goodfellas-Henry Hill
The Godfathers-Lives and crimes of mafia mobsters
Way of the wiseguy
The Mafia at war
Five Families
American Mafia
Godfather Legacy
Gnadland International
The Mafia Encyclopidia


Most recent Purchases

Accardo- The Genuine Godfather
Killing Pablo
The mafia, the first 100 years
The Brotherhoods
Underboss
The Westies
The Mafia Killed JFK
The St Valentines Day massacre 1929
Mafia Cop
Mr Nice
Man Of Honour
Frank Costello-Prime Minister Of the underworld
The Most Evil Mobsters in History
The Enforcer

(The godfather,Omerta,The Last Don The Silcillian)

Wishlist

Boss of Bosses: How Bernado Provenzano Saved the Mafia by ClareLongrigg Amazon (April 08)

The Big Bankroll:The life and times of Arnold Rothstein by Leo Katcher Amazon-

The Dutch Schultz Story by Ted Addy Amazon-

The Last Testament Of Lucky Luciano by Martin A Gosch & Richard Hammer Amazon-

The Man Who Invented Murder Inc:Bugsy Siegel by David Hanna

Little Man: Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life- Robert Lacey Amazon-

Uncle Frank: Biography of Frank Costello, Real Czar of the Mafia Syndicate by Leonard Katz Amazon

The Life and Times of Lepke Buchalter: America's Most Ruthless Labor Racketeer by Paul R. Kavieff Amazon-

Crime Boss Killing: The Castellammare War by Art Montague Abe Books

Gangster City: The history of the underworld 1900-35 by patrick Downey Amazon-

Murder Inc; The Story of the syndicate by Burton turkas & Sid Feder Amazon-

Revolt in the Mafia- Raymond V Martin

Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series Peter C. Whybrow Amazon-

The Mafia in Havana: A Caribbean Mob Story by Enrique Cirules Amazon-

The Good Rat LP: A True Story Amazon
by Jimmy Breslin (Author)

Capone: The Life and Times of Al Capone Amazon
by John Kobler (Author

Original List

Cosa Nostra
Double Cross
Gangsters and Goodfellas
Mobster
Bootleggars
Gotti
Donnie Brasco
Wiseguy
The Outfit
The Last Gangster
The Way of the Wiseguy
Casino
The History of Organized Crime
The Westies
Ice Man
Gangland International
Gangland Today
The Gangs of New York
The Gangs of Chicago
The Gangs of New Orleans
Cocky
Pretty Boy Roy Shaw
The Governor Lenny Mclean
Mad Frankie Fraser
Powder wars
Hard Bastards
Supergrasses and Informers
Grass
Charlie Bronson
High
Mr Nice
Killing Pablo
Worlds most Violent Prison Gangs
UFF Mad Dog Johnny Aldair
Chopper 1,2,3,4 and 5
Hells Angel sonny Barger
Hells Angel three can keep a secret if two are dead
Hells Angels into the Abyss
Angels of Death
Moster Kody
Redeption Tookie Williams
Do or Die Crips
Inside the Cage
Kilo 17
My Life in NYPD Jimmy Wagner


New Books

The Last Godfather
Ross Kemps-Gangs
Goodfellas Guide to New York
Mafia-united states treasuary department bureau of narcotics
Mafia-the complete history of a criminal underworld
For the sins of my father
Murder Unpunished (Ayran Brotherhood)
Five Families
Eddie Richardson-The last word
Home of the body Bags (bloods)
Inside the crips
The Englishman and the Mafia
The Brotherhoods
Maximum Security
Bikers
The Mammoth Book of Organized Crime
Mafia the first 100 years

I have been looking at Frank Cullotas book the cheapest i can find is 35 pounds which is just ridicoulous if anyone sees it cheaper then let me know thanks

I'm reading these three books now. Unfortunately it's hard to find time to do the reading but all three are pretty informative and give me insights into organizations and environments I wasn't familiar with before.

I had heard about some of the things in Philadelphia in the sixties and seventies but didn't know the details.

And the book about Trafficante is very engaging.

I own three that I have not seen anyone yet mention:


MAFIA DYNASTY --
The Rise And Fall Of The Gambino Crime Family
John H. Davis (Harper Collins 1993) {paperback}
Very thoroughly well-researched and written.


MOB FATHER --
George Anastasia (Pinnacle 1993) {paperback}
Subject: Tommy DelGiorno's account of his tenure in the Philly mob.


MURDER MACHINE --
Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci (Onyx 1993){paperback}
Subject: Gruesome tale of the DeMeo faction of the Gambinos, and how even their own colleagues were scared shiteless of their bloodthirsty shenanigans.


Exceptionally special mention for ANYTHING written (fiction) by the late great DONALD GOINES-- a man who lived and died by the same bloody bullets which he so accurately accounted.


Rico says "Check 'em out"...

Lilo -

Please let me know how this book was. I'm interested in it.

Thanx.

I read it, SC.

It was okay but a bit vague. The chapter on Frank Lucas was interesting because it lets you know that most of AMERICAN GANGSTER was fictionalized. It reads more like a collection of short non-fiction than a "tell-all."

Still, if you can pick up a copy that's been priced down, it's worth reading. Better yet, if your library has a copy, just borrow it.

I picked this up last night. It's a new one on the Kennedy assasination and its possible connection to organized crime.

It has received generally good reviews, but I'm hoping its not just "more of the same," because I've read at least half a dozen books on the subject.

I'll let you guys know.

I am close to finishing it this weekend, hopefully. I had heard of some of the bigger names but others were new to me. There was one guy in there called "Preacher" who was like a combination of the worst and most vicious movie gangsters you could imagine-only unfortunately real life. Preacher not only murdered, extorted and robbed some very scary people, he tortured and raped them as well. Real sicko. He frightened other stone killers.

Going a bit further back, nice chapters on Owney Madden, Dutch Schultz, Frank Matthews and Nicky Barnes.

It's worth picking up. I don't know if I'd pay full price but who does pay full price these days.

I finished "The Silent Don". As I didn't know very much about Santo Trafficante at all I was really interested in that story. I think that the author had most of the information I was really interested in in his other book "The Cigar City Mafia" which I haven't read yet. Santo seemingly managed to stay on top with very little muscle and a very amorphous Family structure. He did have a lot of links to other Families. What was intriguing about Santo is how much he stayed out of the spotlight.

I have read "Cigar city Mafia".

It's very good!

How did Santo take over as leader? His father was a leader of course but there were other organized crime elements that didn't answer to his father.

Did Santo ever get his hands dirty in the thirties and forties?

The book says that Santo Jr was hand picked by his father to succeed him.

In the 30's and 40's Jr was groomed by regularly being sent to New York to work with the Luccheses.It was here he was arrested for grand larceny,unlawful entry and bootlegging but nothing he ever served time for.
By the 50's he ran the Tampa bolita empire for his father as a prelude to taking the reins full time.

cause i'm not fluent in english,
mafia's novel is complicated for me...

Don't worry about that my friend!

I'm not fluent in English either....

and i'm from England

P.S. Welcome to the BB

My Crime Book List:

Calling Time on the Krays.
Cocky.
Crime Incorporated.
Death Warrant.
Eddie Richardson: The Last Word.
Essex Boys.
Five Families.
Gangland International.
Gangs.
Gang War.
Ron Kray: My Story.
Stop the Ride, I want to Get Off.
Supergrasses, Informers and Bent Coppers.
Terrace Legends.
The Great Casino Heist.
The Outfit.
Wannabe in my Gang.

I soon am going to get Joe Massino's book, the Last Don.